Brake-block iron.



J. C. WILSON BRAKE BLOCK IRON.

- APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 191a.

Patented 001;. 30, 1917.

" nitriin-rtocrr iroivfj To azz hom amay man; I V am l1QW h% I 1;; UL Us V ll sona t z n; f e Uni d; tates di aa Drews'ey, in the county tofflanneylandibtate of; Oregon, have invented certainy new and .o fu Imnroremsn s fini ak -Bl cki on i carried ends of thebeam to split;Erenderingj the beam useless, the present iron is devised for-mounting;-upon Ztheopposit'e' ends of .a i

"lar; in cross section and :formed' :of an exak be m nd whereby th ho :may be mQ b ycarr e l'fe eby'; l-ot ea 'prevented.;;from cracking or?splitting.

t sld g e byeth P e n pr v siori' provide a omountmg ironwhich is; readily a, J-

secured adjacent the end ofa brakebeam inig a manner-to bind Ethe fibersof thebeam closely together; substantially inoased therein for preventing any wear andsplittingof thebeam and at; the same time affording a removable socket for the brake block and a connection for the fbe'a'm.

The present invention also contemplates a floating brake-beam having :splitting-pre-i:

venting block holding irons at its opposite ends, flexible supports connecting the wagon body, and irons whereby the brake rod attached to the beam may be readily employed in operation, the elements of the construction being few and easy to manufacture and the said brake beam iron being efficient in performing their dual functions of supporting the brake beam and blocks and preventing the beam from splitting.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims. 7

In the drawings forming a part of this application'and in which like-designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views 1-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rear portion of a wagon provided withthe present device.

Fig, 2 is a rear elevation of one end of a, J LIi a or De: 4i

7 ass ssor sf Lettrs'ratnt.

A plicantsmairebruarya 19 55, sci-151' mama h y .lie rnale z pon ee ten, thesii i en ing m ns bein i ust ated A Fights i -J ,p-lplan: view: thereof,;;an igmii aillziend-elev tiontot the ame-1 Th li ve tion i h r illustra ed, L;

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l owni tr er; l g na l lw ghii tw ier understood that theidevioe may be readilyE E,

employed? with any; form of vehicleg. The

di ssp 'oridsd. th' hew gon boxv ounted upo herre r aX Joy;11:19amv of ab l e 1211 1 sear. e 's 1,3 lOB DgiIQV-"p 1 "rQPP i 6 l nd fi 'zc the axle in the ordinary manner.

A b ake be 14 i p ovi e ect nsu;

treme ly strongkind of: 00d andy arrallgfldc; ns ersely eneath hQ -aWHgQ Z O YF 1 175 10 and forwardly of the rear wheels lfl j ,l

n p ra ng" r 15 is rigidly secnr da forwerdly to the beam 14L and' has its rear/i end pivoted; to the lower swinging endsyofi o an-; ;operating lever 16 pivoted; substantially so 7 toward or. away from :themheels 13f maybe found desirable when operating the brakes I.

The gist of the present invention resides in the bracket or brake beam iron 19 of the 90 three sides thereof, the oppositeparallel side 10o plates 20 of the bracket flatlyengaging the top and bottom faces of the beam 1%, while the intermediate connectingiside 21 of the bracket flatly engages the rear face of the beam. The face 21 of the bracket is arranged with opposite spaced cars 22 converging outwardly and having their inner faces 23 converging downwardly, the said ears forming ways and arranging a receiv ing socket upon the bracket 19 adapted for i the removable wedging reception of the brake block 20, it being understood that the base portion 24 of the brake block is correspondingly formed, so as, to be wedgingly received between the ears 22 of the bracket.

Substantially semi-circular tapered lips 25 are arranged on opposite sides of the bracket 19 substantial alinement with the cono necting side 21 thereof and merging into the said ears 22 at the outer faces thereof. The

lips 25 flatly engage the rear face of the beam 14, whilethe bracket 19 is securedin' position by means of bolts 26 and 27 ar-- ranged substantially vertically through the bracket plates and intervening portion of the beam 14:, lock nuts 28 being arranged thereon and whereby the end portion of the beam 1 1 is firmly secured within the bracket and with the rods in flat engagement with the rear face thereof. p

The bolts 27 have rings 29 carriedby their upper head ends and suspending chains 30 are attachedto the rings 29 and connected by means of ashort-length chain 31 to the adjacent loweredge of the wagon box 10 as erating rod 15 is shifted thereby laterally 7 moving the brake beam 14 for engaging the 1 rear curved faces 33 into and out of frictional engagement with the wheel 13.

It will thus be seen that the bracket irons 18 upon the beams let perform the dual function of strengthening the beam ends and preventing the same from splintering and shattering after prolonged use and also afford support "for the'beam permitting the operating rod to advantageously perform its funcing integral opposite attaching sides and a connecting plate-adapted forflatly inclosing three sides of a beam, outwardly projecting spaced downwardly and inwardly converging block-receiving ears integral with said plate and arranged transversely of the said plate, opposite lips integral with said plate and adapted for flatly engaging a face of a brake beam, the said lips flaring inwardly and merging with the outer faces of the said ears, the ears being of the same width as the said plate and theinner face of theiplate being in alinement with the inner faces of the lips.

Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JULIUS C. WILSON.

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, i Washington, D. 0.. 

